Theaddition 
of Cultivated 
Flowers to 
the Wild 
Flowers 
plants will quickly take advantage of any chance bit of empty 
ground. Not long ago I came across a neglected orchard, where 
a carpet of Cuckoo Flower had spread itself below the white 
blossom of Plums—to such a group could well be added the 
early Narcissus ornatus or clumps of purple or white Fritillary, 
nor need one be afraid to substitute an improved garden variety 
for the native plant, and replace the single Cuckoo Flower, for 
instance, by the double form, Cardamine pratensis flore pleno. 
This is as great an improvement on the single form as double 
Arabis on its parent, and it has the extra advantage of seeding 
itself profusely and remaining true. ‘The soft rosettes are pro- 
duced in great quantities, and the colour of the whole plant is 
intensified in tone. 
Primroses have many possibilities, for many of the garden 
forms do well in the wood. A carpet of the double mauve 
variety comes as a delightful surprise under the dark green of 
Holly and carpets of blue Primroses, and the large white Har- 
binger with bunched flowers like a Polyanthus, should certainly 
be used; a good strain of mixed Primroses and Polyanthus 
make a gay if rather speckled effect. Forget-me-not always 
looks well and might be added to the wild Stitchwort, or, if 
this plant is not present, 4renaria grandiflora, which has the 
appearance of a glorified form of ‘the latter, could be used. 
The water variety of Forget-me-not, Myosotis palustris, does 
not necessarily demand water, and the variety semperflorens is 
particularly useful; M. dissitiflora and sy/vatica can also be 
depended on to take care of themselves; the former is perennial 
and the latter will seed itself freely. Cowslips are out at the 
same season. ‘To realise their full beauty one must have seen 
them growing as they do in the west of England, where the 
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